Technorati Authority and Rank
On Fri. May 4th, we updated Technorati.com to include the Technorati Authority for blogs listed on the Blog page and in search results. This update changed the earlier references of "N blogs link he...
New Zune on Monday?
We're hearing that Microsoft's holding an event in Redmond on Monday to preview/announce a new Zune - most likely the flash-based one the company's been hinting at for a while. No other details yet; ...
Stats Plugin
People love their stats. Here on WordPress.com, the most popular page in the dashboard after the home page is blog stats. We now have a plugin that allows you to get WordPress.com stats no matter wh...
NBC lines up against YouTube in copyright case
NBC Universal and Viacom have come out against YouTube in a legal case that could help to determine whether the video-sharing site is culpable for copyright violations committed by users. — On Frida...
Split-Screen Tech Doubles Computer Use
New technology from Microsoft Research India in Bangalore could end the waiting game in offices with limited computers. Researchers are developing software that splits a computer screen in two halves...
Apple iPhone to launch June 15th?
While everyone knows that the Apple iPhone is coming out in June, there has been a significant amount of speculation as to its precise date of release. Apple has been elusive as usual on the matter, ...
NBC and Viacom Looking to Support Robert Tur in Court
NBC and Viacom are against YouTube in a legal case that may help determine if the video-sharing site is liable for copyright violations committed by users. — NBC Universal and Viacom have filed a re...
Epilogue
This marks my 261st blog entry as a Novell employee. It shall also mark my last. — An operose decision, I resigned as Chief Architect of our Linux Desktop endeavor, effective today. — In the hous...
Download YouTube Videos: 23 Ways
Google has a solid amount of cash in its pockets, but with all the recent lawsuits against YouTube one has to wonder if it's time to salvage whatever videos you like from the service and save them som...
DRM group pledges to fight Digg rebels
Bloggers who published the key that would unlock the copy protection on HD-DVDs have been threatened with legal action — Bloggers who posted links to a software key that would unlock the copy protec...
The Web Disruptors at the Forbes Internet Forum in Cancun
Violet Blue and Robert Scoble are currently in Cancun, Mexico representing the blogosphere at the Forbes Internet Leadership Forum. Earlier today, Violet and Robert, along with Rich Jenkins (MSN Mone...
Second Life: Europeans Outnumber Americans 3 to 1
If Web 2.0 is a bubble of hype, then surely Linden Lab's Second Life is the shiniest bubble of them all. Companies from IBM, CNet, Reuters, American Apparel, Coldwell Banker and many more have establ...
Orange Launches Netvibes/Pageflakes Competitor
Everyone else has one, so why not one more? Orange, a massive European mobile phone carrier that is now a subsidiary of France Télécom, is beta testing a customizable Ajax homepage product called Bub...
Internet More Dangerous than School Violence, Sexually Transmitted Diseases for Children: survey
A new survey from the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, The National Poll on Children's Health, has found that US parents rate Internet Safety as being a more serious health threat to children …
Zune Announcement on Monday?
Ironically, iLounge is the one announcing a "rumor" about an event in Redmond on Monday for an announcement related to Zune. We know something is coming soon. We are just not sure how much we are go...
Epilogue
This marks my 261st blog entry as a Novell employee. It shall also mark my last. — An operose decision, I resigned as Chief Architect of our Linux Desktop endeavor, effective today. — In the hous...